Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease which manifests by the growth of uterine glands outside the uterine cavity.

Endometriosis lesions can be found anywhere in the pelvic cavity: on the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, and on the pelvic sidewall. In addition endometriosis can be found in cesarean-section scars, laparoscopy or laparotomy scars, and on the bladder, bowel, intestines, colon, appendix, and rectum.

In some rare cases, endometriosis has been found inside the vagina, inside the bladder, on the skin, even in the lung, spine, and brain. 

Endometriosis can also cause scar tissue to develop that can alter  a woman’s internal anatomy. In some  advanced stages, internal organs may fuse together, causing a condition known as a "frozen pelvis."

Endometriosis effects about 10% of  all women and is present in about 30-50% of women with infertility. It may effect as much as 6 million women in the USA alone.

Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine view Endometriossis as a Blood Stasis resulting in internal blockages. These blockages obstruct the flow of energy and blood and cause severe abdominal pain and are often a cause of infertility.

Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs can greatly relieve pain and produce normal blood flow to reproductive organs and promote and facilitate fertility. Acupuncture can also reduce the side effects of pain medications and reduce or in some cases eliminate dependence on harmful drugs. (Check with your MD).

Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture can also slow the progression of Endometriosis, reduce reproductive pains and improve quality of  life and greatly raise  fertility odds.  

We see a number of women improve this condition at our Acupuncture clinic  and successfully achieve a state of fertility and pregnancy.